S5 E1 • Gateway to Heroin

Correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates how and why OxyContin has fueled a new heroin epidemic in and around Boston.

Première diffusion : 20 juin 2011

S5 E2 • Sex, Lies & Cigarettes

Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco's successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a David vs. Goliath battle, as a small, underfunded group of concerned advocates battle Big Tobacco and a government drunk on profits and denial.

Première diffusion : 28 juin 2011

S5 E3 • Sushi to the Slaughter

Adam Yamaguchi, a ravenous sushi consumer since childhood, examines the cost of the world's insatiable appetite for raw fish, namely the Bluefin tuna.

Première diffusion : 12 juillet 2011

S5 E4 • City of God, Guns & Gangs

Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de Janeiro's dangerous slums (called favelas) before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

Première diffusion : 20 juillet 2011

S5 E5 • Tiger Farms

Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding centers.

Première diffusion : 26 juillet 2011

S5 E6 • This (Illegal) American Life

Mariana van Zeller explores the personal stories of just some of the more than 2 million college students who are also illegal immigrants and facing uncertain futures as they prepare to graduate.

Première diffusion : 1 août 2011

S5 E7 • Recovery High

Students attend a public high school outside Boston dedicated to serving drug-addicted teenagers.

Première diffusion : 8 août 2011

S5 E8 • Arming the Mexican Cartels

Christof Putzel reports from Juarez, Mexico, where US guns are fueling deadly drug wars.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 2011

S5 E9 • Islamophobia

Adam Yamaguchi examines the rise of Islamophobia across the US and UK, and a new, aggressive network of anti-Muslim alarmists.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 2011

S5 E10 • Under the Knife Abroad

Americans increasingly seek medical care overseas, because they can’t afford it at home. Adam Yamaguchi investigates medical tourism.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 2011

S5 E11 • The War on Weed

Christof compares how US cities deal with weed. It’s high times in LA, while NYC cracks down on low-level pot offenses.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 2011

S5 E12 • Two Americas

Vanguard's "Two Americas" takes a ground-level survey of the growing economic disparity in America, profiling a month in the lives of two families in very different income brackets.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 2011

S5 E13 • The 99 Percent

Christof Putzel moves into Zuccotti Park to explore the Occupy Wall Street movement from the inside. Produced by Brent and Craig Renaud.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 2011

S5 E14 • Cage Fighting in the USA

Mariana van Zeller explores the fastest growing sport in America - Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). MMA is now a billion-dollar industry, watched by millions on national TV. But increasingly, amateurs are stepping onto the mat and drawing blood. Mariana meets male and female cage fighters to understand why they love this violent sport. And she spends time in a church run by "The Fight Pastor," who ministers a flock of young men who fight for Jesus.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 2011